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Much of that coastal land is protected from development. What this proposed law will likely do is increase density in areas that are already developed. Having
by whyenot 10y ago
Much of that coastal land is protected from development. What this proposed law will likely do is increase density in areas that are already developed.
Having said that, I think you have a point: there are benefits to more housing, but there are also costs. Those houses or apartment complexes have to go somewhere, the infrastructure to support more people living in an area has to go somewhere. The bay area can't keep on growing forever.
- wbl 10y agoDoes it look like Manhattan? No? Then we can put more people in.
- roflchoppa 10y agobut thats the thing. SF is not NY.
- cardiffspaceman 10y agoI was thinking about how SF is not NY as I was visiting NY's East 80s, walking from a subway stop to a friend's apartment, a month after having visited SF and driving the miserable 19th Street route.